Expert-Advies-Bijdrage: Onderzoek naar contaminatie aan de binnenwand van standaard injectiespuiten
Expert-Advies-Bijdrage door Johan Vandenbroucke Ziekenhuisapotheker In 2005 en 2014 werd een studie gepubliceerd waarin werd aangetoond dat de binnenwand van de spuit en de zuiger gecontamineerd raakten wanneer cyclophosphamide (CP) werd opgetrokken. Het ging om de 3-delige BD en Terumo…
Newly Published Peer-Reviewed Study Shows Efficacy of Equashield CSTD in Preventing Hazardous Drug Contamination When Compounding Cytotoxic Medications in RealWorld Setting
PORT WASHINGTON, New York, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Equashield (equashield.com), a leading provider of Closed System Transfer Devices (CSTDs) for hazardous drugs, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study proving the effectiveness of its CSTD in eliminating leakage…
The Time is Ripe for an Alternative to Automated Hazardous Drug Compounding
One area in which automation is not currently being utilized to its fullest potential is with the compounding and preparation of medications, particularly hazardous drugs (HDs). As technology has progressed, automation has been successfully introduced into several areas of healthcare…
European Policy Recommendations
Preventing occupational exposure to cytotoxic and other hazardous drugs